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Georgia HouseHB 520

Georgia Licensed Midwife Act; enact

Passed 95–62Party-line

What it does: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health, so as to repeal in its entirety Chapter 26, relating to the practice of midwifery; to revise provisions relating to peer review to include midwives; to amend Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to professions and businesses, so as to provide for the licensure and regulation of midwives; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for an exception under the "Georgia Registered Professional Nurse Practice Act"; to provide for… (official summary)

Question before the chamber: Move from P&CH to Hth

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The tally

Yes 95 · No 61 · Not voting 23

Bar: green = yes, brown = no, striped = not voting.

Votes by party
PartyYesNoNot voting
Democrats26116
Republicans9307

Most Democrats voted no; most Republicans voted yes. 2 members voted against their party’s majority.

Voted against their party’s majority

The full roll (179)

Yes 95

No 61

Not voting 23

“Not voting” is a recorded non-vote, not a reason for the absence. Parties come from public rosters; how we count.